Zoebird
11-14-12, 6:30am
I was working with a friend today who has pretty severe eczema, and she was feeling so much better now, that she wants to try make up, but is afraid to try make up! I understand!
so, we did some testing today (on her arm, not her eyes) of some home-made, all-natural make-ups that. . . turns out. . . are easy and awesome.
Here we go:
Foundation: simple oil of your choosing (something light for the face is a good choice, like almond oil or similar).
Foundation or finishing powder: cocoa and rice bran powder -- mix it into a ratio that matches your skin tone. mine uses a lot of rice bran. lol You could also use zinc oxide powder in this mix to add sun protection.
Blush: dried flower petals made into a powder, and mixed with white rice bran powder to get the intensity of color that you wish (or, use it straight, if you are using, say, relatively soft pink rose petals).
Eye shadow: for colors, use different flower petal powders and mix with rice bran powder to create different hue values; for neutrals, use cocoa powder (obviously, you need straight, no-nonsense cocoa powder) and rice bran powder to make your hue values, and to make blacks and greys, use home made kohl.
as a base, before you put on the eye shadow, put some oil on the lid. it will help the shadow stay.
Eye Liner and Mascara: for brown, use more cocoa powder and mix it with an oil of your choice -- sesame, olive, and castor are 'traditional;' for black, make kohl.
To make kohl, buy some almonds (preferably halved), and burn them on the stovetop in a heavy skillet. Burn them to black. Transfer to a mortar/pestle and make into powder, then transfer to a jar.
Tinted lip balm: using berries, beets, or other dark fruits/veggies, juice them, then simmer it down if you want more intensity. Mix with coconut oil (as it stays firm at room temperature), and then pour it into pots (that you can get your finger into) or old lip balm containers (wash them first, thoroughly!), and you have tinted lip balm! For added sun protection, stir in zinc oxide powder when you stir in the coconut oil!
For my friend, we basically used cocoa powder, rice bran powder, bright pink rose petals (we were able to get these from a florist and dry them ahead of time -- takes about a week), and beets. We were also able to find zinc oxide powder very easily here.
It was very inexpensive and fun to do! She had neutral eyes, pink cheeks and lips, and a subtle, smooth overall look to her face. And, it had SPF protection, too!
She noted that it kept well throughout the day, but she needed to "re-smear" the eye shadow a bit about 1/2 way through the day.
Also, it all removes very easily with an oil cleanse at the end of the day!
I thought it was really fun, and thought that maybe I would make some for myself. And I don't even wear make up! But I could be ok wearing cocoa powder and rose petals! And, it's an easy way to keep the sunscreen on.
Ah, and home-made sunscreen -- take your favorite lotion and add zinc oxide! Or, make your own home-made lotion and add zinc oxide! It's excellent!
Also, this is so inexpensive compared to "real" make up!
The zinc oxide cost us $6 for 500g; rice bran powder was around $5 for the bag we got (can't remember the measures). The cocoa powder wasn't that expensive either ($9), the beets were $2, and rose petals were probably the most expensive -- about a hand full $3. But if you have a garden, there you go. :)
And, it made a lot of powder. I'm not sure how long it will last, but it's a LOT of powder!
Anyway, thought I would share.
I'm thinking of doing my eyes/lips -- which is what I generally prefer -- in a very natural look. :) I can borrow some of her powder to make mine, she said. :) I'll be making light browns. :)
so, we did some testing today (on her arm, not her eyes) of some home-made, all-natural make-ups that. . . turns out. . . are easy and awesome.
Here we go:
Foundation: simple oil of your choosing (something light for the face is a good choice, like almond oil or similar).
Foundation or finishing powder: cocoa and rice bran powder -- mix it into a ratio that matches your skin tone. mine uses a lot of rice bran. lol You could also use zinc oxide powder in this mix to add sun protection.
Blush: dried flower petals made into a powder, and mixed with white rice bran powder to get the intensity of color that you wish (or, use it straight, if you are using, say, relatively soft pink rose petals).
Eye shadow: for colors, use different flower petal powders and mix with rice bran powder to create different hue values; for neutrals, use cocoa powder (obviously, you need straight, no-nonsense cocoa powder) and rice bran powder to make your hue values, and to make blacks and greys, use home made kohl.
as a base, before you put on the eye shadow, put some oil on the lid. it will help the shadow stay.
Eye Liner and Mascara: for brown, use more cocoa powder and mix it with an oil of your choice -- sesame, olive, and castor are 'traditional;' for black, make kohl.
To make kohl, buy some almonds (preferably halved), and burn them on the stovetop in a heavy skillet. Burn them to black. Transfer to a mortar/pestle and make into powder, then transfer to a jar.
Tinted lip balm: using berries, beets, or other dark fruits/veggies, juice them, then simmer it down if you want more intensity. Mix with coconut oil (as it stays firm at room temperature), and then pour it into pots (that you can get your finger into) or old lip balm containers (wash them first, thoroughly!), and you have tinted lip balm! For added sun protection, stir in zinc oxide powder when you stir in the coconut oil!
For my friend, we basically used cocoa powder, rice bran powder, bright pink rose petals (we were able to get these from a florist and dry them ahead of time -- takes about a week), and beets. We were also able to find zinc oxide powder very easily here.
It was very inexpensive and fun to do! She had neutral eyes, pink cheeks and lips, and a subtle, smooth overall look to her face. And, it had SPF protection, too!
She noted that it kept well throughout the day, but she needed to "re-smear" the eye shadow a bit about 1/2 way through the day.
Also, it all removes very easily with an oil cleanse at the end of the day!
I thought it was really fun, and thought that maybe I would make some for myself. And I don't even wear make up! But I could be ok wearing cocoa powder and rose petals! And, it's an easy way to keep the sunscreen on.
Ah, and home-made sunscreen -- take your favorite lotion and add zinc oxide! Or, make your own home-made lotion and add zinc oxide! It's excellent!
Also, this is so inexpensive compared to "real" make up!
The zinc oxide cost us $6 for 500g; rice bran powder was around $5 for the bag we got (can't remember the measures). The cocoa powder wasn't that expensive either ($9), the beets were $2, and rose petals were probably the most expensive -- about a hand full $3. But if you have a garden, there you go. :)
And, it made a lot of powder. I'm not sure how long it will last, but it's a LOT of powder!
Anyway, thought I would share.
I'm thinking of doing my eyes/lips -- which is what I generally prefer -- in a very natural look. :) I can borrow some of her powder to make mine, she said. :) I'll be making light browns. :)